Halmstad 1–1 Falkenbergs FF: Result & Stats

Halmstad

FT

1 – 1

HT: 1 – 0

Falkenbergs FF

5/1/2018

Superettan · Round 5Örjans Vall (Halmstad)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 54+ matches

Halmstad47%

×Draw24%

Falkenbergs FF29%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side

Model

50.3%

Always home

44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

HalmstadExpected goals in this matchFalkenbergs FF

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

1.68

1.28

Halmstad

1.68

Falkenbergs FF

1.28

Halmstad creates 31% more chances

Season form · 61 home / 54 away

1.79

creates per match

1.61

0.95

allows per match

1.57

creates per match

Halmstad

1.79

Falkenbergs FF

1.61

allows per match

Halmstad

0.95

Falkenbergs FF

1.57

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Halmstad+0.00on par

Falkenbergs FF+0.00on par

Total goals

Over57
Under43

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

Yes59
No41

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Halmstad ↓

Falkenbergs FF →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–05%

0–17%

0–24%

0–32%

0–41%

1

1–09%

1–111%

1–27%

1–33%

1–41%

2

2–07%

2–19%

2–26%

2–33%

2–41%

3

3–04%

3–15%

3–23%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–02%

4–12%

4–21%

4–31%

4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

95%5%1.5

79%21%2.5

57%43%3.5

34%66%4.5

18%82%

Double chance

Halmstad or draw

71%

Halmstad or Falkenbergs FF

76%

Draw or Falkenbergs FF

53%

Winning margin

Halmstad wins by 2+

25%

Falkenbergs FF wins by 2+

12%

Team goals

Halmstad 1+ goals

81%

Halmstad 2+ goals

50%

Halmstad 3+ goals

24%

Falkenbergs FF 1+ goals

72%

Falkenbergs FF 2+ goals

37%

Falkenbergs FF 3+ goals

14%

Draw no bet

Halmstad (draw refunded)

62%

Falkenbergs FF (draw refunded)

38%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

48%

Both score & under 3

11%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Halmstad at home — creates 1.79, concedes 0.95 · 61 matches

Falkenbergs FF away — creates 1.61, concedes 1.57 · 54 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Halmstad attack 1.79 + Falkenbergs FF defence 1.57 → ÷2 → 1.68

Falkenbergs FF attack 1.61 + Halmstad defence 0.95 → ÷2 → 1.28

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 47%?"

Halmstad scores more

47%

level

24%

Falkenbergs FF scores more

29%

Halmstad at 47% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

injuries & suspensions
the matchday lineup
motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
weather & pitch condition
in-game coaching decisions

So 47% does not mean "Halmstad will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff